#135 – Mall

Ugh, a movie so in love with itself and it’s concepts that it’s irritating.  Overacting at every turn, characters act so irrationally that its comical and there’s not one person that you want to root for or even care if they make it out alive in the end.  There’s a point in this movie about…

#134 – The Nut Job

Movies like this are a right of passage as a child.  An animated movie that is just entertaining enough to keep you interested but nothing that you’ll remember when the next one comes along.  Jokes come and go, there’s some ridiculous plot that involves mobsters and animals and when the credits roll you walk out…

#155 – Inside Out

Disney’s Pixar studio has this uncanny ability that I think we all need to address and it comes two fold.  Each time they put out an original film it 1) Always separates me from the money in my wallet and 2) Always reduces me to a blubbering mess.  Would Inside Out break that streak for…

#148 – Jurassic World

First off, any comparisons to the fabulous and ground-breaking Jurassic Park just need to stop right now.  I guess they’re inevitable but at the same time the original film was something we’d never seen before while working off of the traditional horror movie template.  The feeling of awe upon seeing that first shot of dinosaurs…

#154 – The Shipping News

Want to see a movie where pretty much every depressing thing happens to one person?  Then watch this 2001 effort from director Lasse Hallstrom and star Kevin Spacey.  Pretty much from the beginning you know you’re in for some pretty sad stuff and it continues all the way to the end save for one ridiculous…

#150 – Spy

Spy is a movie that should be celebrated more but sadly will have a brief moment to shine before being bowled over by bigger Summer blockbusters.  The spy genre has been an easy target lately with several spoofs and send up films but few have had the great mix of parody and reverence as well…

#143 – The Duff

A pretty by-the-numbers teenage romantic comedy.  Everything you figure to happen, does and nothing is very surprising except for the excellent performances pretty much across the board.  Mae Whitman is strong in the lead role (although I completely disagree with her designation as The DUFF and once you look up that term you should as…

#114 – Brick Mansions

Just a solid and exciting action film here.  Nothing exceptional but a good enough story to keep you interested and a few fun performances.  RZA overacts but even that is fun to watch, but the elephant in the room is Paul Walker.  Walker once again shows that he’s good in these types of roles but…

#128 – Zombeavers

Okay look, I love a ridiculous, out of control, horror comedy as much as the next guy but when the main characters are as loathsome as these ones and the comedy can’t even bring out a chuckle, well then you’ve failed.  Of anyone I know, I was most looking forward to this movie because of…

My Most Anticipated Movies Of June

While looking at the June movie schedule you may not be as excited as the other Summer months, but what the month may lack in volume like May for example, it now has the opportunity to make up for in quality as June offers your usual blockbusters but also some indie releases that have tons…